7" Digital Photo Frame

Cheap 7" Digital Photo Frame Review

Update to my earlier review:

As stated, I now have the Sony frame. I received it early (it's a Christmas gift :)) and while the other frame is great. This frame is far better. The picture quality (it has more megapixels, so I am not surprised) is superb; the features and just the design and quality of the frame is just much better. I don't want to get into too much detail because my earlier post is lengthy enough. However, I haven't seen a better picture frame yet. Highly recommned. Five stars!!

Earlier Review:

I recently took a trip to Costa Rica and was searching for a different manner in which to showcase my pictures. The online programs (such as Snapfish) are great, but I wanted something different :).

I've known about digital frames for some time; however, I really didn't put that much thought into them. However, because Costa Rica is such a beautiful country, especially during the rainy season (thankfully it only rained hard once when we were there), the pictures, to me, for displaying them, required an extra special touch. With that in mind, I sought out to find a digital frame.

I looked at several frames and looked particularly at the frames in the store that displayed real photos -- not the photos generated by the manufacturer, as they normally don't give the true picture quality. I chose a frame, but found it difficult to get going and even more difficult to display the photos. It was frustrating. Needless to say, I returned it.

I continued searching and most of the other frames that I liked were rather pricey. Since this frame was going to be on my desk at work, I didn't want to pay an exorbitant amount of money. However, I have to admit, I kept going back to the Sony 7" frame, which comes with an average price of 9.00. I didn't want to spend that much and decided to set a limit of or less. Well in that price range, what I came across, didn't seem to have what I needed and the picture quality was poor. I thought, "surprise...surprise". Then, as I was shopping over the weekend, I stumbled across this frame, and thought, "maybe there's hope".

It was 7", had a USB port (though it's a mini one) and I loved the design of the frame. The cost: .99. I thought, "Hmm, this can't be a good product. BUT, for roughly .00 and the option to bring it back if it doesn't work, seemed like a win-win situation." So I bought it and gave it a try.

Much to my surprise, it was VERY easy to load my photos using an SD card and more amazingly, how FAST the photos appeared on screen. I have a ton of photos on my SD card, and I was just flabbergasted by how quickly they appeared once I turned the frame on. Easy controls and the "Autoplay" button is a quick and easy way to get the show started. As the other reviewer stated, every time you turn back on the frame it starts from the beginning. Also, as she pointed out, I, too, am not quite sure why there's a volume button. But being able to display one photo as if it's a solo photo instead of part of a slide show, is another nice option to have.

Some (not all) pictures aren't quite clear (but still clear) and the quality of the pictures is nice. Still, I must adit that since I am enjoying this frame so much and am so pleased that a .00 frame can provide good picture quality, I am going to purchase the Sony and do a comparison. Even if I ultimately buy the Sony frame too, I STILL would recommend this product to anyone looking for a nice entry into the digital frame world. You shouldn't be disappointed :).

7" Digital Photo Frame Feature

• Lasonic 7" Digital photo frame
• TFT LCD Display resolution: 480(w) x 234(h)
• Supports flash memory cards: SD, MMC, MS
• Playback file format: JPEG (non-progressive), AVI (motion jpeg AVI, 320 x 240 QVGA 15frame/sec, 640 x 480 VGA 6 frame/sec)
• USB 2.0 interface connect to PC as a card reader

7" Digital Photo Frame Overview

- Lasonic 7" Digital photo frame- TFT LCD Display resolution: 480(w) x 234(h)- Supports flash memory cards: SD, MMC, MS- Playback file format: JPEG (non-progressive), AVI (motion jpeg AVI, 320 x 240 QVGA 15frame/sec, 640 x 480 VGA 6 frame/sec)- USB 2.0 interface connect to PC as a card reader- Display mode: 16 : 9 / 4 : 3- OS support to Windows /Vista/2000/XP and MAC 9.0 or above- Picture preview: 12 thumbnail image- Photo playing function: slideshow, zoom, rotation- Folder preview- Adjustable brightness and contrast for LCD screen- Video out: composite video (CVBS)- Power supply: 120V, 60Hz, DC12V, 1A- BlackLASJL206



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